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News Articles: climate

An engraving from the Illustrated London News in 1871 of the Randolph Street Bridge during the Great Chicago Fire.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: 150 years after the Great Chicago Fire, we're more vulnerable

The Great Chicago Fire happened 150 years ago. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tragedy's historical impact and modern relevance.

October 02, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon

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  • Climate

Knut Ivar Bjørlykhaug: How can we turn environmental heartache into action?

Norwegian social worker Knut Ivar Bjørlykhaug always loved nature. Watching the destruction of habitats and Norway's exploitation of oil sent him into a deep depression. But he has since found hope.

October 01, 2021
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By:
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Fiona Geiran,
  • and 2 more
An ivory-billed woodpecker specimen is on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Death's come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 assorted birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.

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  • Animals

U.S. Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker And More Than 20 Other Species Have Gone Extinct

Government scientists warn climate change, on top of other pressures, could make such disappearances more common.

September 29, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Flames from the Windy Fire burn up a giant tree this month in the Trail of 100 Giants grove in Sequoia National Forest in California. Children in younger generations will experience two to seven times more extreme climate events such as wildfires, a new study says.

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  • Climate

Children Born In 2020 Will Experience Up To 7 Times More Extreme Climate Events

A new study says the current climate crisis is a "severe threat" to the safety of younger generations, who will experience far more extreme climate events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods.

September 28, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Mary Bradshaw's house in Elkhorn, Ore., in February. The fire-hardened home was one of the few that survived last year's Beachie Creek Fire in the area.

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  • Climate

Oregon Has A New Plan To Protect Homes From Wildfire. Homebuilders Are Pushing Back

Industry groups and property owners are wary of mandating fire-resistant materials in new construction. There's also controversy over exactly where the new rules should be required.

September 27, 2021
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By:
  • Cassandra Profita
Hurricane Sam has not triggered any storm warnings or watches, but forecasters are keeping a close eye on the storm, with it predicted to reach major hurricane status on Saturday.

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  • Weather

84-Degree Ocean Waters Will Turn Sam Into A Major Hurricane On Saturday

The storm is forecast to intensify rapidly as it passes over warm water far out in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says. It's too soon to predict where or when Sam might affect land.

September 24, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday.

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  • Environment

Boris Johnson Urges World Leaders To Act With Renewed Urgency On Climate Change

Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, the British prime minister said the global community needs to "listen to the warnings of the scientists."

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

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  • Climate

EPA Moves To Sharply Limit Potent Gases Used In Refrigerators And Air Conditioners

The new rule is intended to decrease the use of greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. The gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Wilma Banks, who lives in the neighborhood of New Orleans East, sits on her bed next to her nebulizer and CPAP machine. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, when much of New Orleans was left without power, she wasn't able to power up the medical devices and had only her limited supply of inhalers to widen her airways.

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  • Climate

Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Paid The Price

Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly damaged its electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Max Blau,
  • Annie Waldman,
  • and 1 more
The U.S. Department of Labor building on March 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Investigations

The Biden Administration Is Adding Worker Protections To Address Extreme Heat

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will push to protect workers against rising temperatures, including a federal rule to safeguard workers from heat-related illnesses.

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Julia Shipley,
  • Brian Edwards,
  • and 1 more
A patchwork of national and state regulations require utilities to trim around their power lines. More than a dozen of the country's largest utilities told NPR that falling trees and branches represent a leading cause of outages.

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  • Climate

Climate Change Is Killing Trees And Causing Power Outages

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threaten public health and safety.

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Julia Simon
China says it will stop financing new coal-fired power plants in other countries, but coal use is expected to keeping rising within its borders.

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  • Climate

Ahead Of Climate Talks, China Vows To Stop Building Coal Power Plants Abroad

The announcement provides needed momentum for global climate change negotiations in November, but coal power is expected to keep growing within China itself.

September 22, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
One thorny issue facing President Biden at the U.N.: the defense deal he announced with Australia and the United Kingdom, which left France so angry that it pulled its ambassador from Washington.

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  • Politics

Biden Says 'America's Back.' The World Has Some Questions

President Biden gives his first address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He may find some skepticism for his pitch to work together on COVID-19 and climate after some recent decisions.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
A helicopter drops water on the Windy Fire burning in the Trail of 100 Giants grove of Sequoia National Forest, Calif., on Sunday.

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  • Environment

California Firefighters Scramble To Protect Sequoia Groves

Flames have already scorched a grouping of sequoias that mark the entrance to the groves, where the base of the world's largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.

September 19, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Nick Prior adds a keeper to the box for his grandfather Verge to band its claws. Nick hopes to continue the family tradition but isn't sure lobstering is sustainable as a career.

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  • National

Maine's Next Generation Of Lobstermen Brace For Unprecedented Change

Maine's vital lobster industry is facing big challenges: new regulations; fewer young people entering the business; and threats to its thriving lobster population, including climate change.

September 19, 2021
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By:
  • Shannon Mullen
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